Senior Hardware Systems Engineer - LPU Platform Pathfinding
NVIDIASenior Hardware Systems Engineer - LPU Platform Pathfinding
NVIDIALocation
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/10/2026
Compensation
$184,000 - $287,500 per year
Job description
As a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer at NVIDIA, you will play a crucial role in developing next-generation Language Processing Unit (LPU) platforms designed for demanding AI workloads. You will collaborate with various teams to shape system architecture and tackle complex challenges while ensuring a robust hardware foundation for large-scale AI. The position emphasizes an inclusive and collaborative environment where innovation thrives. Your work will directly influence NVIDIA's LPU roadmap and contribute to the advancement of accelerated computing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of proven experience leading platform, system, or hardware engineering efforts from concept through delivery.
- Broad system knowledge in electrical/power design, mechanical/thermal engineering, firmware integration, and performance tuning.
- Experience in pathfinding, evaluating early designs, and maturing them into real solutions.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware and software boundaries.
- Clear communication and the ability to align diverse engineering groups.
- Exposure to large-scale AI platforms such as LPU, GPU, TPU, or custom accelerators.
Responsibilities
- Drive hardware pathfinding for LPU platforms by leading early investigations into new architectures for power delivery, cooling, mechanical design, and high-bandwidth interconnects.
- Guide system-level technical decisions that influence NVIDIA's LPU roadmap.
- Work with silicon, architecture, data center, cloud, product, and manufacturing teams to deliver complete, production-ready systems.
- Lead full-stack system debug, addressing electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, OS, and application behaviors.
- Support program execution, tracking issues, driving root-cause analysis, and ensuring timely resolution.
- Own interconnect and cooling architecture, including optical links, backplanes, power distribution, and cluster-level cooling systems.
Benefits
- Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
355
FY2026
Approval rate
99.2%
FY2026
LCA certified
7,667
FY2026
Entry-level share
11.9%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-37%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-83%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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